Sławomir Szkredka (born May 12, 1974) is a Polish-born priest of the Catholic Church and biblical scholar who serves as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
Biography
Early life
Szkredka was born in Czechowice-Dziedzice, Poland, in 1974. He knew that he wanted to be a priest from an early age, and began studies at Krakow's Metropolitan Seminary following high school. He eventually transferred to SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary, earning a bachelor's degree in philosophy and a master's degree in theology in 2002. He was ordained a priest later that year by Cardinal Roger Mahony on January 12, 2002.
Priesthood
Following his ordination, Szkredka served as parochial vicar at St. Genevieve Church in Panorama City and at St. John the Baptist Church in Baldwin Park, before beginning graduate studies at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome in 2008. He earned his doctorate in Sacred Scripture in 2015 and returned to the Los Angeles Archdiocese to serve as a professor and formator at St. John's Seminary. He has published multiple academic papers in addition to a book titled Icon of Trust: Mary in the Gospels of Luke and John.
Episcopacy
On July 18, 2023, Pope Francis appointed Szkredka as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the titular bishop of Vicus Turris. Archbishop José Gómez consecrated Szkredka as a bishop on September 26, 2023, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.